Great breakfast Close to the beach & restaurants Beautiful view from rooms Nice deep bath

My bed had a dip in the mattress on one side so I had to change over through the night

The location is brilliant, stones throw from the beach, cafes, restaurants, park and easy, walk along coast road to lighthouses, WIN stadium etc. Breakfast was excellent. There is a very ambient bar area, gym and a couple of shops. Rooms were spacious, very clean and we wanted to take the mattress home with us it was so comfy! Staff are friendly and very helpful. Third stay at this hotel and will return!

Bathrobe and slippers would have been a nice touch considering the quality of the hotel. Unfortunately noise from “hooning” cars and motorbikes kept us awake on the Saturday night, not much the hotel can do about it though. Parking for guests too expensive.

This was our second stay at the Novatel Northbeach. April, the manager, went above and beyond to guarantee we had the perfect stay. The hotel is wonderful with live music on the weekend in the hotel bar. The rooms are so clean and comfortable, and of course, that view of the beach, is just spectacular. I absolutely loved the cocktaoos that visited us on our balcony. It doesnt get any more Australian! This time, I accidentally left a couple of items in the room, which the hotel staff set aside for me to collect later. This really impressed me. I cant wait for our next stay, we will definitely be back soon.

Superb room, so close to the beach and Australia Day festivities. Unfortunately city view turned out to be roof view but wasn't too bad. Pool was nice, not really heated but kids enjoyed. Lovely bar area and setting.

Everything was going fine until we faced the breakfast at Palisade. The day after Australia Day when occupancy was full it seemed they had no idea how to handle the crowd. They took a booking for a table of 15 (that never rocked up) and blocked out a lot of seats for people who wanted to eat. To top it all off, I waited patiently for a table to be cleaned and after the rest of the lovely staff cleaned it one stupid staff came and slammed a reserved sign to kick me off this table just because others sat on another reserved table. Why in the world are they taking bookings during a peak breakfast buffet period, let alone not knowing how to manage bookings. Highly embarrassing for what was an ideally nice long weekend.

We got a room with a magical ocean view. It was a surprise as we booked a City view. The room was large with two separate double beds. We had a very good night sleep 😴 The location is beautiful. Morning beach walks at the Esplanade...my top best place in the world. Love the room service! Love the bar downstairs!

I didn't like a check-in app experience then a regular check-in which wasn't any faster than usual. The check-in app called me Mr and asked for my nationality. It was weird. Felt like a shady info collection for marketing rather than caring for our experience.

The location is great, parking on site is very handy, rooms are well appointed

We love the property overall. Minor thing we noticed but didn’t bother us was the tv is a little dated without the options to link streaming services. The option of water to purchase from the mini bar would be handy although we frequented the shop on the lobby to purchase. The glass on the inside of the windows in our room had many hand prints and marks on them, this is easily missed and again a minor note as all other areas of the room appeared clean.

We were upgraded to the panoramic suite which was nice. The room service was really yummy and massive serves. Would only need entree serves in the future. Amazing bar.

There was a business convention happening when we arrived. The wait for the elevator was about half an hour due to the volume of people arriving at the same time and the elevator’s are tiny for such a large hotel. We went to the bar instead of waiting. The cockatoo’s on the balcony were an issue so we couldn’t leave the doors open. Not a hotel issue but people need to be aware and not feed them.

I stayed in the panoramic suite for my wedding and it was absolutely perfect. The room was stunning, the views were even better and huge sliding doors opened up to make the space feel twice as big when the photographer came to join myself and the bridal party. I arranged food and bubbles for everyone which was also amazing!! Great selection and beautifully displayed. Thank you for making my stay so enjoyable

The room didn’t get cleaned after we’d left so it was a mess when my new husband and I arrived back after the wedding. In hindsight I realise I should have asked at reception to make sure

Great position opposite the beach.

Our room although very comfortable looked tired, parts could do with a re paint. The breakfast was possibly the worst in terms of value for money than any I have had over extensive travel over the last year both OS and Australia. The serve yourself hot breakfast ranged from barely warm to cold, the serve yourself bread was impossible to cut with the blunt knife provided, the orange juice was squeeze yourself with an implement not suitable for the job. Coffee was extra unless guests chose the do it yourself machine.

Lovely staff , great breakfast, good beds, large room and lovely bar outdoor area. Good restaurants and great views.

We did not get a room with a verandah and could not get one on the long weekend. Food was left in the corridors all day and it was not a good look. Cockroaches were rampant in the corridors. The exhaust fan in the bathroom was extreme and could not be turned off. Cold air came in through the front door like there was a gale outside.